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My new screen saver thanks.dujardin said:hello Peter,
i took endlessly time to answer your post. good photo you propose.
good too see also photos of other members
those are 2 photos i enjoy
byeeeeeeeeeeee marcel
dujardin
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it's a pleasure for me to know that you enjoy so much.
in fact you have to thank Hacker, he gave the link of ''airliners'' on this forum and i go many time on this great site.
when i saw this photo i was stupefied of his high quality in resolution too.
byeeeeeeeeeee marcel
in fact you have to thank Hacker, he gave the link of ''airliners'' on this forum and i go many time on this great site.
when i saw this photo i was stupefied of his high quality in resolution too.
byeeeeeeeeeee marcel
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Marcel your english is very good, I didn't even know how to spell stupefied.dujardin said:
bristolherc
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My favourite
489 Sqn (RNZAF) Beaufighter with 315 Sqn (Polish) RAF Mustang III escort, 30 July 1944.
BEVAN
489 Sqn (RNZAF) Beaufighter with 315 Sqn (Polish) RAF Mustang III escort, 30 July 1944.
BEVAN
bristolherc
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Andrew,
They didn't have "their" own a/c. If they were on the "mayfly" for ops, they flew whatever was serviceable.
Sometimes the Kiwis borrowed Aussie Beaufighters from 455 Sqnif they were just doing cannon strike duties.
Dad flew a sweep over Normandy in this a/c on June 9th '44.
Bevan.
They didn't have "their" own a/c. If they were on the "mayfly" for ops, they flew whatever was serviceable.
Sometimes the Kiwis borrowed Aussie Beaufighters from 455 Sqnif they were just doing cannon strike duties.
Dad flew a sweep over Normandy in this a/c on June 9th '44.
Bevan.
John Lever
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That Beaufighter looks very muscular and aggressive in shape, and is heavily armed.
How fast [slow] were they ?
How fast [slow] were they ?
Andrew
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bristolherc said:
Interesting Bevan, I wasn't aware of that. I did ask Ian murray who was with 455 if he knew your Dad but he said they were on opposite sides of the base and didn't get to mix. I reckon that if you do get over here you ought to go to lunch with him and his Nav- they still meet at the RSL for lunch once a month.
He flew the same plane until he belly landed it at Dallachy- they only just got it back despite it being riddled. By sheer fluke I happened to find a shot on the net of the junk yard at Dallachy and buried in it is the remains of Ian's plane. He'd never seen this shot so got a real kick out of seeing it after 60 odd years. It's code was UB-G;
There's a story about it on the following link half way down.
http://www.diggerhistory2.info/raaf/1945/chapter11.htm
"Neither the pilot, Warrant-Officer (later Flying-Officer) Ian Murray, of Bell (Q.), nor his navigator, Flight-Sergeant (later Flying Officer) Donald Mitchell, of Woodville (S.A.), was hit, but the Beaufighter was so riddled with cannon and machine-gun u lets that how it made base remains a mystery."
John, they carried a crew of two, pilot and Nav/ Air Gunner. The pilot had a large armoured panel he could open or close behind him (although Ian didn't like doing this as he felt it unfair to leave his Nav unprotected back there with only a pop gun for protection). On that occasion it saved him.
Bevan can tell you the engine type...and the speeds apparently exceeded 300mph. Shipping attacks were dangerous and fast with aircraft all over the place and lots of AA fire.
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